Course of Freedom ( el, Πλεύση Ελευθερίας, translit=Plefsi Eleftherias) is a

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

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political party founded on 19 April 2016, by former President of the Hellenic Parliament,

Zoe Konstantopoulou Zoe Konstantopoulou ( el, Ζωή Κωνσταντοπούλου; born 8 December 1976) is a Greek lawyer and politician who served as President of the Hellenic Parliament in 2015, and is currently serving as President of the political party ...

History

After the agreement for the Third Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece by the first government of SYRIZA-ANEL, Zoe Konstantopoulou dissociated herself from the views of the party and participated in the following

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as the leader of Popular Unity in Athens A'. However, the party did not manage to achieve the

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for representation in the legislature. On 19 April 2016 she announced the founding of Course of Freedom. According to its founding declaration, the party's purpose of action consists of: Democracy, justice, transparency, rights, debt cancellation and claim for

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. The founding event was attended, among others, by Rachel Makri,

Nadia Valavani Olga-Nadia Valavani ( el, Όλγα-Νάντια Βαλαβάνη; born 16 August 1954) is a Greek politician and economist. She was appointed to the role of Alternate Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras on 27 January 2015. She ...

, Aglaia Kiritsi, Giannis Stathas (all four were parliamentarians with Syriza who left in 2015), Manousos Manousakis, Charis Sozos, Vasia Panagopoulou, Avgi Voutsina and Deppy Golema.

Electoral performance

European Parliament

Hellenic Parliament

Logo

There are six

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depicted in the party's logo which correspond to its purpose of action as stated in its founding declaration. *Democracy (, ''Dimokratía'') *Justice (, ''dikaiosýni'') *Transparency (, ''Diafáneia'') *Rights (, ''Dikaiómata'') *Debt cancellation (, ''Diagrafí chréous'') *Claim for World War II reparations (, ''Diekdíkisi ton Germanikón ofeilón tou Deftérou Pankosmíou Polémou'')

References

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